INTEREST IN PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA HAS BEEN GROWING STEADILY IN THE SOVIET UNION IN RECENT YEARS

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• Document Release Date: April 1, 2008
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• Publication Date: June 1, 1977
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The interest in parapsychological phenomena has been growing
steadily in the Soviet Union in recent years. New cases of tele-
pathy,. telekinesis and the so-called "skin vision" (seeing with
closed eyes through the skin) are continually acknowleded and sci-
entifically evaluated. In increasing measure scientific, official
and military institutions are participating in the researching: of
these phenomena. Only a small amount of this [however] becomes pub-
licly known.
Thus, for example, there appeared in the magazine of the KGB,
"Na boewom pontu," in December of 1976 an interv.ew with TOFIK G.
DADESCHEW. This young man had until recently as-ounded the public
with his unpremeditated tricks [displayed] in public performat!ces.
Among other things, in a demonstration in the Mo!:cow TV center he
had himself given imaginary orders and informed the audience ??f them.
Among 50 photos of'a military post, he located tle 4 persons -rho had
been involved in the experiment. Asked about hit study techniques
(he is a law student), he declared that he prefezs the tradit onal
methods of acquiring knowledge, since "tricking" the correct :.never
from the head -f the professor conducting the tei t is an affr.,nt to
the proper resject due his personality.
The magazine "Technology of Youth" reported in July 1978 ano-
ther interesting case, connected with the death cf a medium, ' 38-
year-old woman from Sverdlovsk in the Urals. Mn. fRosa A. KU.ESCHOWA
had demonstrated her skills to the editorial staff of the magazine
shortly before her death. With a es blindfolded. she read printed
texts with her hands, even [textsi in closed covtrs. She was even
able to ready 'Pravda" with her toes and elbows. They are al-eady
talking in scientific circles of an even more seisational can?. This
is said to be a peasant woman from the Volga region, who is ails at
a distance of several meters to cause filled water glasses to walk
around on a table.
Besides these instances which have received publicity, there
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.re those which can be discussed only by a selected public. Thus a
scientist known to a member of an embassy staff has made talkf., with
film accompaniments, at 95 different institutes, administrative of-
fices and military posts during the last few months on the subject,
"Problems of Bioinformation and Unconventional Methods of Bioitimu-
lation."
According to reliable information, parapsychological experiments
are presently being carried on at the following Soviet institt.tions:
1. Institute for Directional Problems of the Academy of Sciences of
the USSR
2. USSR Ministry for Electronic Industry
3. Special Units of the Soviet Armed Forces and Institutes of the
Soviet Defense Ministry
4. The Quant Scientific and Technical Society (Moscow and other ci-
ties)
5. Institute for Electronic Technology of the City of Frjasino
6. Institute for Electronic Technology of the City of Selenograd
7. Scientific Research Institute for Machinery Construction, Moscow
8. Energy Institute, Moscow
9. Physical-Technical Institute, Moscow
10. Technical-Physical Institute, Moscow
11. Advanced Teacher Training College of Moscow (Baumann Institute)
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